Middle East

Oil to the flames: will the Iran-US spat escalate to war?0
- Middle East
- July 22, 2019
Iran’s seizures of UK-flagged oil tankers in the Gulf have raised the heat for all parties concerned.
Crisis on the Nile: Egypt’s water security under threat 0
- Middle East
- June 30, 2019
The massive dam project has strained tensions between nations located along the Blue Nile.
The triumph of Benjamin Netanyahu and what’s to come 0
- Middle East
- April 30, 2019
Despite falling far short of a majority, Bibi emerged victorious from the hotly contested election.
Kushner’s peace plan vs Palestine’s national aspirations 0
- Middle East
- April 15, 2019
The latest attempt to resolve the Israel-Palestine has likely failed even before being announced.
Turkish local elections: last call for three years 0
- Middle East
- March 28, 2019
Economic challenges may finally put a roadblock before the seemingly unflappable President Erdogan.
Le pouvoir: a rattling of the Algiers gerontocracy 0
- Middle East
- March 16, 2019
Peaceful protests forced the president’s resignation. But the ruling party will fight to stay in power.

After Khashoggi: a Saudi pivot to Russia and China?0
- Middle East
- February 8, 2019
The step change is designed both to ward off and hedge against further Western sanctions.
Enduring defeat: making sense of Trump’s Syria pull-out 0
- Middle East
- January 11, 2019
Withdrawing US troops from the anti-ISIS campaign will reshape the politics of Syria’s civil war.
Gaza: war unlikely, but peace a fool’s paradise 0
- Middle East
- November 29, 2018
Despite mutual support for the ceasefire, domestic concerns will keep a peace deal off the table.
Libya’s hopeful elections: wishful thinking writ large 0
- Middle East
- November 25, 2018
Entrenched militia and self-interested politicians are majority stumbling blocks to a successful vote.
Will Australia follow Trump’s Middle East policy?0
- Middle East
- November 23, 2018
PM Morrison has suggested moving Australia’s Israeli embassy to Jerusalem and leaving the Iran deal.
The murder of Jamal Khashoggi: one step too far?0
- Middle East
- October 29, 2018
The crown prince’s cumulative missteps in foreign policy are beginning to take their toll.